ViacomCBS has updated investors on its differentiated streaming strategy. It envisages leveraging Pluto TV and Showtime OTT to create a linked ecosystem with Paramount+, due to launch in the US, Canada and 18 Latin American countries on March 4.
BBC, ViacomCBS, RTL: Vodafone Deutschland removes 20 pay-TV channels
Vodafone Deutschland will remove 20 channels from its cable network as part of the unification of the pay-TV line-up in the former coverage areas of Kabel Deutschland and Unitymedia.
ViacomCBS begins Paramount+ countdown
The ViacomCBS streaming service Paramount+ will make its debut in the US on Thursday, March 4.
ViacomCBS appoints streaming business team
ViacomCBS Networks International (VCNI has announced the appointment of three key executives in new roles to drive the company’s streaming business in advance of the 2021 launch of Paramount+.
Pluto TV launches in Spain
Pluto TV is to make its debut in Spain at the end of October.
ViacomCBS appoints Olivier Jollet
Olivier Jollet has joined ViacomCBS Networks International (VCNI) to head up a new business unit which includes the entire digital portfolio – AVOD, SVOD, mobile services and products as well as advanced advertising and VDSI – for Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia (EMEAA).
TVPlayer signs multiyear deal with ViacomCBS
TVPlayer has agreed a new multiyear carriage agreement for eight ViacomCBS Networks UK channels.
Sumner Redstone dead at 97
Sumner Redstone, who took his family’s chain of drive-in movie venues and turned it into a multibillion-dollar media business, has died at the age of 97.
ViacomCBS to Launch Connected Video Ad Platform
ViacomCBS has confirmed the launch of video advertising platform ViacomCBS EyeQ.
ViacomCBS expands French Orange partnership
Viacom CBS is to make its complete brand portfolio available on Orange TV networks in France.